13．I don't like getting up too early unless I have to．When you're filming.you've got make-up on.whic——青夏教育精英家教网——

13．I don't like getting up too early unless I have to．When you're filming，you've got make-up on，which doesn't happen often．As I'm not filming at present I'll get up at 8.30．
Work normally means Matt coming over to my house about 10am．We're writing at the moment．We'll chat for a bit before going to my study．One of us will have an idea for a sketch （梗概），we'll talk about the characters and when we feel we have enough we'll start writing．
Matt and I met at the National Youth Theatre in 1990and started doing shows together in'95，at the Edinburgh Fringe festival．We know we're onto something if we've made each other laugh，and that's a really special moment．It's not always like that，but we're comfortable enough with each other that we can be honest and go．Some days you're not in the mood to be funny-like writing when my dad was dying of cancer，or when Matt was separating from his partner．
We stop for lunch and sometimes go to Wagamama in Camden，but the last time we were followed by paparazzi （狗仔队），which gets you down-who wants to be pictured eating noodles？
When I'm not writing with Matt I work on other projects．My second children's book comes out later in the year．It's called Mr．Stink．The first one I dedicated to my three-year-old nephew，Eddie．Both books have been illustrated by Quentin Blake； it's been a thrill to work with him-like 20years ago reading a Roald Dahl book and looking at those drawings，then one day that person illustrates your work…magical．
At 5I go swimming in Soho．My trainer makes me do horrible exercises，but I always feel better after．
Being in all day，I like to go out in the evening and look smart，but not like I've come out of the City．I'm a tall，broad guy and well-dressed．
For dinner I'll meet friends．When you're a single guy it's great to have some good female friends．Or I might take my mum to the theatre，as I know she really appreciates it．I like watching TV comedy shows to see what everyone's doing．When you see something impressive it makes you work harder．I also love Larkin's poems：they don't try to transcend （超越） the commonplace； they're much more straightforward．
Poetry is great to dip into before going to bed，rather than falling asleep reading a novel and being confused over what you've read or not．I haven't had a good night's sleep in seven years； unfortunately，I rely on pills．I've tried everything．If I could wish anything for myself，I'd wish I could sleep better．

67．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
A．the author spends much time with his friends
B．the author and Matt are both famous in the district
C．the author doesn't care much about what to wear
D．the author works at home and seldom goes out every day
68．Where does the passage most likely appear？C
A．In a travel diary．        B．In a news column．
C．In an online diary．       D．In a research paper．
69．Why does the author read some poetry before going to bed？D
A．Because poetry can often bring him some funny ideas．
B．Because poetry is much easier to understand than novels．
C．Because poetry is very abstract and reflects unusual things．
D．Because poetry can be of some help for him to kill time．
70．What might be the best title for the passage？C
A．A day's work with Matt                 B．A new life-style
C．A life in the day                       D．A good way to write．

12．Men will ________ all the natural resources if they continue consuming them like that．（　　）

11．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误．对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，也在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
At first I was not quite willing to sit down and watched the 90-minute football match．Usually I just checked the results because I thought that was dull to watch a game in that players kicked a ball to each other．Therefore，my father loves football．During the World Cup in 2006，my dad stays up late just to watch his favourite sport．Seeing him strong interest in this game of 22men run after a ball，I decided to sit down to watch the game．I found game exciting，and my dad explained for the rules．We shared our joy．Football is not too badly as long as I watch it with my did!

10．During the Christmas shopping rush in London，the intriguing story was reported of a tramp（流浪汉） who，apparently through no fault of his own，found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve．No doubt the store was crowded with last minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home．Presumably all the proper Security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last minute Christmas presents
However that may be，our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it．There was food，drink，bedding and camping equipment，of which he made good use．There must also have been television sets and radios Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities，when the shop re-opened，he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him．He seems to have been a man of good humour and philosophic temperament---as indeed vagrants（流浪汉） very commonly arc．Everyone also was enjoying Christmas，so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same．He submitted，cheerfully enough，to being taken way by the police．Perhaps he had bad a better Christmas than usual．He was sent to prison for Seven days．The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed．They had，in his opinion，already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspapers and on television．Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas too．

139．The tramp was locked in the storeC
A．for his mistakes．
B．due to a misunderstanding
C．by accident．
D．through an error of judgment．
140．The staff were'dead beat'means they wereB
A．half asleep       B．exhausted．
C．annoyed．         D．forgetful．
141．What action did the tramp take？HeB
A．looted the store．         B．made himself at home．
C．went to sleep for 2days． D．had a Christmas party．
142．When the tramp was arrested，heD
A．laughed at the police．
B．looked forward to going to pr）son．
C．rook his bottles with him．
D．didn't make any fuss
143．Why didn't the judge award compensation to the chain store？B
A．The tramp had stolen nothing of value
B．The store had profited by the incident．
C．The tramp deserved a happy Christmas
D．The store was responsible for what happened．

9．It was a quarter past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she would be working．Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic，making her a few minutes late for her very first job．She decided she would start out half an hour earlier the next day．Once inside the building，she had to stand at the lifts and wait several minutes before one arrived．When she finally reached the office marked"King Enterprises，"she knocked at the door nervously and waited．There was no answer．She tapped on the door again，but still there was no reply．From inside the next office，she could hear the sound of voices，so she opened the door and went in．Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had had the interview with Mr．King，it looked quite different now．In fact，it hardly looked like an office at all．The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking．At the far end of the room，somebody must have just told a good joke，she thought，because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in．For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her．Then one of the men looked at his watch，clapped his hands and said something to the others．Quickly they all went to their desks and，in a matter of seconds，everyone was hard at work．No one paid any mind to Marie．Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office．Hardly looking up from his work，he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr．King，who would arrive at any moment．Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr．King arrived．Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning，arriving in the office at 9：35，so that his staff knew exactly when to start working．

120．Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door becauseB．
A．she had never met the boss once before
B．she was a little bit late for work
C．she was afraid that she had gone to the wrong place
D．there was no answer from inside the office
121．Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into asC．
A．she had been there only once
B．Mr．King was not in the office
C．nobody was doing any work
D．the office had a new appearance
122．The people in the office suddenly started working becauseD．
A．they saw a stranger in the office
B．they had finished their morning break
C．no one wanted to talk to Marie
D．the boss was about to arrive
123．We can infer from the passage that the employees of the enterpriseD．
A．would start their work day by listening to a joke
B．were considerate to newcomers
C．were always punctual for work
D．lacked devotion to the company
124．What is probably the best title for the passage？B
A．Punctual Like a Clock
B．A Cold Welcome
C．An Unpunctual Manager
D．Better Late Than Never．

8．When New York City was not very big，there was a market on the East River．On market day all the farmers came there to sell their vegetable，butter and eggs，and fruit．They laughed and talked together，so no one could hear the river that ran beside them．
But Hans，the butterman，sat without a smile．He sold pounds of butter from a table beside him．Many people said that his butter wasn't the right weight．They said that his rolls of butter didn't weigh as much as a pound．
Once the weighmaster came walking down the road．He was looking for people who did not sell the full weight．Someone told him，"Watch Hans，the butterman．"
Hans had good eyes．He saw the weighmaster and quickly put the piece of gold into the first roll of butter，between the butter and its cover．
A captain was standing beside Hans's table，and he had seen Hans put the piece of gold into the roll．He stood at Hans's side when the weighmaster came up to him．
"Good morning，"said the weighmaster．
"Good morning，"said Hans．"I think that you are looking for farmers who trick the people of our town．
"I'm，"said the weighmaster．"Someone told me that your rolls of butter don't weigh a full pound．"
"Oh yes，they do．Here，Weighmaster．Here is a roll of butter．Weigh it yourself，"said Hans．
Hans took the first roll of butter and gave it to the weighmaster．
The weighmaster took his scales and put the butter onto it．The roll weighed more than a pound．
"I've made a mistake，"said the weighmaster．"You are an honest man．There is enough butter in this roll．"
Then the captain stood in front of Hans's table．"You are an honest man，so I want to buy some of your butter，"he said．Before Hans could speak，the captain picked up the roll of butter with the piece of gold in it．"I'll take this one．"
Hans's heart began beating more quickly．"No，not that one．I've sold that one to a friend of mine．Take another one．"
"No，I want this one，"said the captain．
"I won't sell it to you．I told you that I've sold it to a friend，"said Hans．
"Don't make me angry．The weighmaster weighed this roll．Give your friend another one．"
"But I want to give him this one，"said Hans，who was now very uncomfortable．
"I ask you，good Weighmaster，"said the captain angrily，"don't I have the right to choose the piece of butter that I want？I will pay good money for it．"
"Of course you have the right，Captain，"said the weighmaster．"What are you afraid of，Hans？Aren't all the rolls of butter alike？Perhaps I have to weigh all of them．"
What could Hans say？What could he do？He had to smile and sell the butter to the captain．The captain gave Hans three cents for the butter．
The captain and the weighmaster walked away together．
"You punished the thief，"said the weighmaster．
"No，he punished himself，"said the captain，smile．

116．When Hans saw the weighmaster，heC．
A．stood up at once
B．said hello to the weighmaster
C．put a piece of gold into a roll of butter quickly
D．gave the weighmaster a piece
117．After the weighmaster weighed the roll of butter that Hans gave，heA．
A．thought Hans was an honest man
B．wanted to weigh all the other rolls of butter
C．wanted to buy a roll of butter from Hans
D．thought Hans was foolish
118．The captain wanted to buy butter from HansB．
A．because he knew Hans was an honest man
B．because he wanted to punish Hans
C．to get the piece of gold in the butter
D．because the butter weighed more than a pound
119．Hans didn't want to sell that roll of butter to the captain becauseC．
A．he had sold it to someone else
B．he didn't like the captain
C．he didn't want to lose the piece of gold in it
D．it weighed more than a pound．

7．It is a common theme in many fiction stories that the world may one day be by insects．（　　）

6．French President Jacques Chirac met with Chinese President Hu Jintao for talks deepening their economic ties．（　　）

5．A decline in electricity output forces industrial estates and cities to burn more coal and give out more carbon to _________ the shortfall．（　　）

4．Compassion （同情） is a desire within us to help others．With effort，we can translate compassion into actions．An experience last weekend showed me this is true．I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly．These old people are our main customers，and it's easy to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy marl walked up to my register with a box of biscuits．He said he was out of cash，had just moved into his room，and had nothing in his cupboards．He asked if we could let him have the food on trust．He promised to repay me the next day．
I couldn't help staring at him．I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before，and what he would be like if luck had gone his way．I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul，all alone in the world．I told him that I was sorry，and the store rules didn't allow me to do so．I felt stupid and unkind saying this，but I valued my job．
Just then，another man，standing behind the first，spoke up．if anything，he looked more pitiable，"Charge it to me，"was all he said．
What I had been feeling was pity．Pity is soft，safe and easy．Compassion，on the other hand，is caring in action．I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed，either．Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion．
59．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuitsC．
A．promised to obey the store rules
B．forgot to take any money with him
C．hoped to have the food first and pay later
D．could not afford anything more expensive
60．Which of the following best describes the old gentleman？B
A．kind and lucky
B．poor and lonely
C．friendly and helpful
D．hum and disappointed
61．The writer followed the store rules becauseA．
A．he wanted to keep his present job
B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman
C．he considered the old gentleman dishonest
D．he expected someone else to pay for the old gentleman
62．What does the writer 1earn from his experience？B
A．Wealth is most important than anything else．
B．Helping others is easier said than done．
C．Experience is better gained through practice．
D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion．

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